San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-07-07
PERSONAL.
Bob Leavell Is out again.

BOD LctN"ii IN out hsaih'
Frank johnson Is convalosoent.
Mr., Coppic, ST., is on the sick list,
Miss Mary Hunt has gone to Temple ON
n visit.
Hon. Felix Smith, Of Travis county, spent
the 9TH In this city.
Mr.. @. W. Cock. OF Coleman Co., was In
attendance at the celebration.
J. Ross Brown, former popular citizen
OF this place, attended the celebration here
on the 18th.
We learn that Prof. Won Brun denies
having been out making prohibition
speeches,
Mrs. Lizzie Wood and family have gone
TO their old home, Centerville, Leon Co., TO
spend some time.
Miss Ruby Fourqurean received the ap-
pointment, after examination, TO Sam
Houston Normal Institute.
A lady subscriber in Oregon writes; u
admire you principles and say success and
long life to the San Marcos FREE Press"
Elder Driskill resumed his series Of meet
ings on Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Cald-
were immersed by him during the meetings.
II was W. d. Mitchell who sent US the
notice Of the sale of L. w. Mitchelrs prop
erty In Los Angeles, and not d. O. Mitch
ell as our types got 1t.
The one great drawback to our young
editorial contemporary down the way IL his
extreme modesty and marked iudisposition
towards putting himself forward ON any &C.
casion.
We learn that Uncle Billy Pitts says tho
first school house in this place was located
at the site of the late barbecue. We call ON
Uncle Billie to write up the subject, tell US
of the first teachers. etc.
Our friend Mrs. Prescott has laid on our
table pear. apple and peach from trees
grown in the grounds about her house.
We found them all very nice, and an indi-
cation that good fruits may successfully be
grown here.
We had pleasant call on Tuesday from
Mr.. M. A. Vanlandingham, OF Lytton
Springs. He said the ants over that way
are fearfully exercised at the prospect OF
the loss of their sacred liberties by the tri-
umph OF prohibition.
Misses Cara Franklin, Belvin, Otey and
Hendricks, all teachers in Coronal Institute,
have gone ''away down East" to Martha's
Vineyard for a professional and pleasure
sojourn. They will no doubt have highly
pleasureable experience, while they will
represent Texas most creditably and favor
ably.
The alleged orator on the 4th Numbered
on the statement that the first Declaration
of American Independence was made at
Mecklenburgh, South Carolina. The fact
is it was at Mecklenburgh, North Carolina.
We have too much ancestral pride in the
Old North State" to allow her to be thus
wantonly shorn of her honors.
DR.. Denton, our former fellow citizen,
late Superintended of the Lunatic Asylum
at Austin, now occupies his handsome new
mansion a short distance back of the Capt.
toll. He continues to be consulted often in
cases of insanity, being recognized, from
his successful management of the Asylum,
as an authority in that special line. .g
The railroad eating house of Mrs. Car
rington at DuPre is an institution of which
Hays county has great reason to be proud.
Attractive naturally, the traveller there finds
table spead in profusion with all manner
of good things, with prompt attention,
while the spacious dining rooms, cool and
we'll ordered, are enlivened by the music
of singing birds. II must give the travel
ing public most favorable impression OF
our county In the way of the dispensat:on OF
creature comforts-an impression which. we
greatly fear, might not be justified by their
further experience. We notice that the
house of Mrs. G. seems to be favorite re-
sort of our San Marcos young ladies', some
of whom we find there whenever we chance
to stop. Don't wonder at it at oil!
Riding by Mr.. E. Northcraft's on Sun
day, he called to us that his wife said for
us to come and get some peaches. Thus
many man becomes shining light"
through the reflected goodness of his "bet-
ter half" We unhesitatingly accepted, and
were treated to quality of fruit which we
had not supposed could be shown here the
present season The Northcraft's have ON
abundance of fine peaches, though not up
to their average standard. The trees look
healthy and vigorous. They have beau.
tiful and excellent place, which cannot
readily be surpassed The silver maple,
noted as a shade tree at the North is here
in successful cultivation. We had never
thought of neighbor Northcraft as grand
father" and confess the idea at first seemed
to us rather ludicroue, but we found him
prompt and proud to accept the title whom
the baby daughter of the late DIR. Burleson
appe AIRED on the scene, who with her moth
er is part of the household. Well. we
could not wonder at IL.